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The Law of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Machines ]]>Eran Kahana, cybersecurity and IP attorney at Maslon, authored two chapters for the American Bar Association's The Law of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Machines guide. Kahana was among a select list of high-level industry experts invited to contribute to the guide, which provides an in-depth examination of how artificial intelligence has evolved, how it will affect the legal profession, and how the law will be reformed to meet the new realities created by AI. Eran's chapters, "Cybersecurity Uses of Artificial Intelligence," and "A World with Ubiquitous Artificial Intelligence," help to inform the broader discussion of a wide-range of AI topics including healthcare regulation, entertainment, labor laws, aviation, military applications, and more.

Eran is an experienced attorney concentrating his practice on cybersecurity and intellectual property law. He counsels clients on a wide variety of matters related to cybersecurity, privacy, technology law, artificial intelligence, trademarks, patents, and copyright issues. In addition, Eran is a Fellow at Stanford Law School and serves in a variety of cybersecurity thought-leadership roles. He is a graduate of the FBI's Citizen Academy and works closely with the FBI, Department of Justice, Secret Service, and colleagues from the private and academic sectors to promote and sustain cybersecurity best practices. To that end, Eran serves as both a director on the Executive Board and as general counsel of InfraGard (Minnesota Chapter), a public-private sector organization affiliated with the FBI. He also serves on the Advisory Board of MN Cyber, an organization dedicated to position Minnesota as a national leader in cybersecurity.

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The Law of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Machines, American Bar Association, 2019]]>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:00 Zhttps://www.maslon.com/eran-kahana-interviewed-for-smartermspcom-article-on-self-driving-cars
SmarterMSP.com Article on Self-Driving Cars]]>Eran Kahana, attorney in Maslon's Corporate & Securities and Technology, IP & Media Groups, was interviewed on July 17, 2019 for a Smarter MSP article titled, "MSPs can protect self-driving cars and their passengers." The article discusses self-driving cars and other autonomous vehicles and how managed service providers (MSPs) have an opportunity to become guardians of their security.

"It is the designer's responsibility for any malfunction a vehicle experiences, but if there is an overriding or intervening action on the part of the operator, then it is the operator's fault," Eran states. When describing obstacles that MSPs may face he adds, "Hacking into an autonomous vehicle can cause enormous harm. Imagine disabling a computer that interfaces with the brake system. It's a potentially life-threatening situation versus hacking a computer network."

Eran is an experienced attorney concentrating his practice on cybersecurity and intellectual property law. He counsels clients on a wide variety of matters related to cybersecurity, privacy, technology law, artificial intelligence, trademarks, patents, and copyright issues. In addition, Eran is a Fellow at Stanford Law School and serves in a variety of cybersecurity thought-leadership roles. He is a graduate of the FBI's Citizen Academy and works closely with the FBI, Department of Justice, Secret Service, and colleagues from the private and academic sectors to promote and sustain cybersecurity best practices. To that end, Eran serves as both a director on the Executive Board and as general counsel of InfraGard (Minnesota Chapter), a public-private sector organization affiliated with the FBI. He also serves on the Advisory Board of MN Cyber, an organization dedicated to position Minnesota as a national leader in cybersecurity.

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Eran Kahana, attorney in Maslon's Business & Securities and Technology, IP & Media Groups, will serve on a panel for Stanford Law School's Digital Economy Best Practices Conference on June 10, 2019. During the session, titled "Smart Contracts & Third Party Relationships—Best Practices and Common Pitfalls," panel members will discuss non-disclosure agreement generators, new tools and options, where to draw the line between "smart" contracting and legal judgement, and managing vendor and other third party relationships. They will also discuss what roles a legal team plays in managing the risk involved with employees having access to internal systems within a company or sharing potentially sensitive data.

Eran is an experienced attorney concentrating his practice on cybersecurity and intellectual property law. He counsels clients on a wide variety of matters related to cybersecurity, privacy, technology law, artificial intelligence, trademarks, patents, and copyright issues. In addition, Eran is a Fellow at Stanford Law School and serves in a variety of cybersecurity thought-leadership roles. He is a graduate of the FBI's Citizen Academy and works closely with the FBI, Department of Justice, Secret Service, and colleagues from the private and academic sectors to promote and sustain cybersecurity best practices. At Stanford Law School, Eran writes and lectures on the intersect between law and artificial intelligence. He has been interviewed on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, and technology law for Bloomberg Law, BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), KABC Radio, WCCO Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, Star Tribune, TheStreet.com, Stanford University Radio, KZSU FM, Twin Cities Business magazine, and Quartz.

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Maslon is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Thadd Paul to the law firm's Technology, IP & Media and Business & Securities Groups. His experience will further strengthen Maslon's capabilities in key areas of practice for our clients.

For more than 25 years, Thadd has been counseling national and international clients on a variety of complex technology and IP transactions. He works primarily on technology contracts, including drafting and negotiating agreements for licensing, development, and distribution of technology as well as advertising and software subscription agreements. Thadd also works on mergers and acquisitions and is skilled at handling commercial transactions and drafting contracts in non-technology areas such as product marketing, sales and distribution, procurement of goods and services, electronic commerce, and hospitality. Prior to joining Maslon, Thadd worked in the legal departments of multiple Fortune 500 companies, giving him a unique vantage point when it comes to understanding client needs.

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Spark Podcast on Artificial Intelligence Art]]>Eran Kahana, counsel in Maslon's Business & Securities and Technology, IP & Media Groups, was interviewed on an April 7, 2019 episode of a CBC’s Spark podcast titled, "Artist Shares Credit with AI Collaborator." The episode discusses AI art and the questions that it has raised regarding the nature of art, creativity, and authorship.

"Under US Law, authorship of the work is by a human, an AI entity cannot be recognized as an owner of an intellectual property right,” Eran states on the podcast. He adds, “The machine is just a tool, that is all it is. The tool can be phenomenal but it’s just a tool that is used by a human being."

Eran is an experienced attorney concentrating his practice on cybersecurity and intellectual property law. He counsels clients on a wide variety of matters related to cybersecurity, privacy, technology law, artificial intelligence, trademarks, patents, and copyright issues. In addition, Eran is a Fellow at Stanford Law School and serves in a variety of cybersecurity thought-leadership roles. He is a graduate of the FBI's Citizen Academy and works closely with the FBI, Department of Justice, Secret Service, and colleagues from the private and academic sectors to promote and sustain cybersecurity best practices. To that end, Eran serves as both a director on the Executive Board and as general counsel of InfraGard (Minnesota Chapter), a public-private sector organization affiliated with the FBI. He also serves on the Advisory Board of MN Cyber, an organization dedicated to position Minnesota as a national leader in cybersecurity.